{"product_id":"my-antonia-paperback-6","title":"My Ántonia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilla Cather\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed by reviewers and readers for its originality, vitality, and truth, this novel secured Willa Cather a place in the first rank of American writers. Cather called \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e \"the best thing I've done.\" For Oliver Wendell Holmes, \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e had \"unfailing charm, perhaps not to be defined; a beautiful tenderness, a vivifying imagination that transforms but does not distort or exaggerate.\" H. L. Mencken declared it \"one of the best [novels] any American has ever done.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCather drew deeply on her childhood days in frontier Nebraska for this, her fourth novel, published in 1918. Old immigrant neighbors inspired many of the characters, particularly the heroine. Ántonia Shimerda is memorable as the warmhearted daughter of Bohemians who must adapt to a hard life on the desolate prairie. She survives and matures, a pioneer woman made radiant by spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eW. T. Benda's illustrations further illuminate the fiction of a writer who drew so extensively on actual experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilla Cather (1873-1947) was born in Virginia; her family moved to Nebraska in 1883 and eventually settled in Red Cloud. After graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1895, she returned to Red Cloud briefly before moving east to work on Home Monthly and, later, McClure's. Her first published books were the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eApril Twilights\u003c\/i\u003e and the short-story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Troll Garden\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e is part of Cather's Prairie Trilogy, which includes \u003ci\u003eO Pioneers!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Lark\u003c\/i\u003e, all available in Bison Books editions. In 1923 Cather received the Pulitzer Prize for her novel \u003ci\u003eOne of Ours\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eW. T. Benda (1873-1948) was an illustrator and painter whose work appeared in numerous formats, including books, magazines, and advertisements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e My Antonia\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757601030432,"sku":"9780803245709","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ac35612b9bcca4a8040ed40b4f4a75cc.webp?v=1780106275","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-antonia-paperback-6","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}